Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 24, 2026 |
| Primary: June 23, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on June 23, 2026, in Maryland's 4th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.
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A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland law stipulates that political parties can determine for themselves who may participate in their primary elections. As of October 2025, both the Democratic and Republican parties operated a closed primary where only a voter affiliated with the party may vote in a party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Maryland's 4th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4
Incumbent Glenn Ivey, Anthony Field, Jakeya Johnson, and Jonathan White are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 23, 2026.
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I'm a broke millennial and working-class organizer running for Congress in Maryland's 4th District. I've spent more years uninsured than covered. l've relied on SNAP, Medicaid, and every scrap of paid leave just to stay afloat. My life has been shaped by the same rigged system that millions of Americans are forced to survive under every day. In 2015, was the youngest intern in my White House class. dropped out of college to take that opportunity, maxed out credit cards just to get to D.C., and saw firsth and how disconnected our "leaders" are from the people they're supposed to serve. Since then, I've organized frontline campaigns across the country from climate justice to healthcare to workers' rights. And right now, I'm an out-of-work organizer, narrating sci-fi on YouTube, freelancing to get by, and fighting for a country where the rest of us finally have a shot. I'm not running to impress donors or consultants. I'm running because our government doesn't need another millionaire placeholder someone who's Iived this struggle and is fired up enough to fight back."
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m a mom, union steward, proud HBCU graduate, reproductive justice advocate, and nonprofit leader from a blue-collar family. I’ve spent my career standing up for people who are usually ignored in politics: Workers, parents, immigrants, people navigating our broken health care system, and families who've been priced out of opportunity. I’m not a career politician. I’m a neighbor who believes Congress should work the way our communities work, by listening first, putting people at the center, and making sure government is accountable to us, not corporations and the wealthy 1%."
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I fought back against Trump's cruel family separation policy from inside government - now I'm retired from the service and ready to fight in Congress. I just retired in October 2025 from the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Under four U.S. Presidents, I served in uniform on disaster and crisis response missions for the federal government, most recently leading disaster recovery and disaster behavioral health missions for the US Department of Health and Human Services. In Trump's first term, I led the pushback from inside the government against Trump's cruel policy of separating children from their parents at the Southwest Border. I tried unsuccessfully to prevent family separation, and then led the mission to reunify children separated from their parents at the US border. In testimony before Congress, I defied political appointees to describe the harms of family separation to children, and I advocated an end to separation for reasons other than the safety of the child. Earlier in my career, I was an oncology social worker, a college professor, an international labor union campaigner, a union organizer, and community activist. I am an out bisexual man, a suburban husband and father of two in a multi-racial, multi-religious family. I have seen firsthand what Trump and his enablers are capable of, and I have also proven that I am dedicated to defense of federal workers, immigrants, and American families."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Glenn Ivey | Democratic Party | $270,021 | $232,009 | $343,401 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Anthony Field | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jakeya Johnson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jonathan White | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Maryland in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Maryland, click here.
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Maryland | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 1% of the eligible voters for the district | 100 | 2/24/2026 | Source |
| Maryland | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 10,000 | 100 | 7/2/2026 | Source |
See also
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
- United States House elections in Maryland, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Maryland, 2026 (June 23 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026
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Footnotes
